Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has helped Farsound Aviation, a prominent service provider for the world’s aerospace industry, to improve its profitability by automating compliance with U.K./EU customs regulations with the Descartes e-Customs™ filing solution. The use of Descartes e-Customs resulted in annual cost savings of thousands of pounds.
Ian Burley, Operations Director at Farsound Aviation said:
“Before using Descartes e-Customs, our business was shedding a large amount of costs associated with import duties due to inefficient filing practices. Our investment in Descartes’ solution was easily justified based on the duty savings alone and we have enhanced our overall compliance by automating inbound and outbound declaration processes from within one advanced solution.”
Farsound Aviation provides parts distribution, logistics and supply chain management services to customers in the aerospace repair industry, all over the world. Farsound imports the majority of its materials from the U.S., Europe and the Far East, which are then distributed to the company’s global customer base.
The import and export customs and excise filing process was a significant burden for the Farsound Aviation team before the deployment of Descartes e-Customs helped them to gain control of the customs filing process and minimize their spend.
Descartes e-Customs is a secure, web-based solution that can help filers submit the data to HMRC and other government agencies from within a concise, easy-to-use interface. From template-driven declarations, client-specific data and the ability to duplicate previous declarations, Descartes e-Customs can adapt to the multiple ways that companies operate.
Pol Sweeney, VP Sales and Business Manager UK for Descartes said:
“We’re pleased to help Farsound Aviation improve control of its customs processes. The integration with Descartes e-Customs has allowed Farsound Aviation to manage inbound and outbound declarations with one easy-to-use application, which has led to significant cost savings.”
Founded in 1979, Farsound Aviation is a leading supply chain and logistics solutions provider, distributor and stockist for the global aerospace industry, delivering parts from hundreds of suppliers directly to the production line. Farsound’s client list includes a number of the world’s leading aero engine MRO organisations. The company also supports customers in the defence, marine and petrochemical industries.
In response to the specific needs of individual customers, Farsound provides innovative, bespoke services that can include: Procurement consolidation, Consignment kanban, Kitting solutions, Direct line feed (DLF), Contract scheduling and long term agreements (LTA), and Vendor managed inventory (VMI).
